Hoho, alright then.
This won't be easy, but I might have something to work with in that case...
Hoho, alright then.
This won't be easy, but I might have something to work with in that case...
Not qualified, so take it with a grain of salt, but I think that's technically academically neither, and would instead be considered appropriation - it's not assimilation unless country A is actually culture A who is a minority in country B, and syncretism implies a combination that isn't occurring. Not that it matters all too much, but still.
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People already tried and failed to explain the core idea, so I'll just run examples instead to see if that makes sense.
Example A
Example B
Example C
I hope these random ideas have been at least clarifying, if not inspiring. Good luck with your sheet if you do decided to make one.
I go to sleep and I wake up to two Servant sheets and two pages.
...not the biggest amount of stuff to read to wake up to, but still. XD
Saaaaaaame. My first thought when I saw the syncretism prompt was "Hey! I live in a hotbed of that stuff! I can use this as an excuse to finally make a Filipino sheet!" only to be reminded that researching Filipino stuff is ass for the very same reason...
Yes I know about aswangproject in terms of easy-to-access info for pre-colonization myths...but that doesn't help in actually finding something that not only matches the prompt, but will inspire me to make a sheet out of 'em! I'm having trouble looking for what syncretised with what. Though that could just be my terrible Google-fu so who knows...
Looks pretty normal to me. :V
Okay maybe not so just for the sake of reading a sheet, but still.
Well I'm definitely making something new out of combining two things with the idea I settled on for the moment...I just hope I can bullshit its existence.
Hmm. That first example is tempting, but for now I'mma just think about it while I'm working on my current idea...
Demetrius of Thellasoniki by Vance: Uh...I don't get what's going on... Okay I kinda get what's going on, in that Demetrius was subjected to something like the one time Demeter was burning away the mortality of an infant as well as some kind of reincarnation thing involving her that I didn't know about...but I'm just left wondering by the end of it why is it Demetrius specifically the target instead of someone else, going by the end of reading "An Ear of Grain Cut in Silence" section, "What? That's it? But I have so many questions!" Though admittedly there's a chance it could just be me being a dum-dum and it could just be answered by looking up Demetrius...but still. That's how I felt reading the sheet.
Serra's Archer: ...you have now also tempted me to basically rip off your idea with something similar/a literal counterpart
And I admittedly also feel...a little better about my idea, but I still feel like I'm bullshitting things. Idk. That low self-confidence man.
Anyways! A very fun sheet, and by fun I mean very lighthearted compared to the previous sheets so far (of which there are two). I recognized some of the legends mentioned throughout Archer's anecdotes, mainly Hou Yi's part (seriously...pretending to be both him and Chang'e? You're having way too much fun messing with your apprentice Archer), but didn't really actually properly figure it out. Interesting choice to go with "the star name" instead of "the 'god' name" but I think I get why after looking it up. My favorite part of the sheet's the personailty. Just wild in a goofy way.
Oh. And just so you know Archer, I prefer the second ascension.
Because I have a bias for monsters. XD
Last edited by DracoScribe; December 3rd, 2022 at 06:27 PM. Reason: realized i was being redundant on something
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Persona 5: Refraction (SV link; FF.net link)
"You didn't have to fight for me, you know." "And you didn't have to curl your hair so we'll look even more alike." Ren stared before he softly chuckled, Akira joining him not long after. With one simple decision as a child, Ren Amamiya goes to Tokyo alongside his little sister, Akira. (P5R Sibling AU) (Ren/Ann, Akechi/Fem!Akira)
Chapter 55 on: April 24, 2024 (GMT +8:00)
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My list of my Servants! Still small for now.
Hey, is it okay for me to do a sheet where in actual history it's syncretism syncretism but I justify it as not actually syncretism thanks to Fateverse shenanigans but something else ?
I guess so? Seems fine
I mean, that's kind of the point? Unless I'm wildly misunderstanding what you're asking.
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Oh my god!!! I just realized that my Nezha could have qualified for this!!!!! Now I regret reworking her so highly Wait, I can still do her just in a different class! Or do her dad instead! Finally, a idea after days of no progress!
@DracoScribe: Thanks for enjoying my Archer so much! I'm glad that my sheet gave some inspiration and made you feel happier about your ideas And yep, I thought it'd be a waste to not have a fun giant monster form for a sun eater lol
ngl, star logic aside, as soon as you pointed this out I thought "ah shit, I should probably still have both of those names in there, though, shouldn't I?" lol. So, I'll be adding the god name too, after all
Last edited by Serra; December 4th, 2022 at 03:22 PM. Reason: typo fix
I've voluntarily removed Hermes Trismegistus from the contest. Someone pointed out that I shouldn't make drastic overhauls of an already posted sheet for the contest and I, honestly, agree. So it's gone. As I've rescinded my second entry, this one will no longer occur either.
Last edited by Baron Magnus; December 10th, 2022 at 11:38 PM.
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I feel like that Synchretism skill is very unecessary, since that applies to a lot of figures, including Canon servants who don't have something like that, and his Trismegistus' effect of just getting fame boost is kinda boring for something that ought to be really personal with that name. And I don't see why Emerald Tablet would count as a separate skill instead of part of his Noble Phantasm, but I like its effect and the details you put in his class skills.
Last edited by Alexcoene; December 4th, 2022 at 03:02 PM.
I did emerald tablet as a separate skill because... honestly it just felt easier to write that way. It's inherently part of the NP and requires it.
As for Syncretism and Trismegistus.... honestly I was considering going back to the latter and reworking it but ultimately decided against it. Having a homeland bonus, while kinda boring, is pretty significant. The former skill was done to signify the core personality, the human hermes, was more or less gone with only vestiges filled in by the other components remaining due to syncretism.
Rookie Lorekeeper, Amateur Extraordinaire, and all around nasunoob.
Hermes Trimegistus by Baron Magnus: 'eeeey! I didn't think I'd see this so soon! I was actually looking forward to this when you mentioned you'd be doing him over on CaS. I have a fondness for the god thanks to Persona 3. Which...might be a problem? And by that, I mean while reading this, I found I was being way more critical on it than your other sheets, despite me not having that much knowledge of Trismegistus since I haven't looked into him (yet). Not so much on the skills made unlike Alexcoene. I'm fine with Trismegistus giving home yurf boosts on anything that ain't their turf, because well iirc the boost is very VERY significant, and that Syncreticism exists as a signifyer of his "core personality" (though I will say that maybe it could've been renamed to something that isn't just "syncretism"? For the reasons Alexcoene pointed out). I was being critical of how the story was being told and hoping, hoping, hoping so much to like it. And I really wish I did. I want to because it's not only Hermes, but Hermes Trismegistus. But by the end of it, all I just kept thinking about was "so many typos and errors" and "wait why is he like that". Not only that, I think I was expecting some of his trickery to still remain even with all the syncretism that more than likely has "stripped it away". Which just sucks. So...basically, as much as it really pains me to say this, I didn't like this sheet too much. It wasn't a bad sheet, that much I can say, seeing as I'm fine with all the skills and I like the NP by virtue of me going "oh hey you thought of one that is cool and feels like you made it make sense. Nice". But somehow the rest...it wasn't what I was hoping for, even if I'm not sure what I was hoping for exactly.
...again i really really wish i didnt feel that way and maybe ill like it better with a reread after some time past and my fondness for it from persona isn't filtering my view too muchyeah right...but that was my impression. X/ and honestly I'm still torn between not mentioning it at all and saying it because I wanna be honest and admit it to myself even if I wish it wasn't the case.
Tldr: I think I had WAY too high expectations, and my fondness for a certain depiction of the god, might have ruined my first reading experience/impression of your sheet. All I know for sure is I wasn't really sold on it the first time.
Last edited by DracoScribe; December 4th, 2022 at 10:40 PM. Reason: i dun goofed HOW this is embarassing...
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Persona 5: Refraction (SV link; FF.net link)
"You didn't have to fight for me, you know." "And you didn't have to curl your hair so we'll look even more alike." Ren stared before he softly chuckled, Akira joining him not long after. With one simple decision as a child, Ren Amamiya goes to Tokyo alongside his little sister, Akira. (P5R Sibling AU) (Ren/Ann, Akechi/Fem!Akira)
Chapter 55 on: April 24, 2024 (GMT +8:00)
Velvet Throne
My list of my Servants! Still small for now.
GAH I MIXED THE THREADS I WAS LOOKING AT WHILE I WAS TYPING.
excuse me while i edit it and then hide under a blanket in embarassment...
Author of:
Persona 5: Refraction (SV link; FF.net link)
"You didn't have to fight for me, you know." "And you didn't have to curl your hair so we'll look even more alike." Ren stared before he softly chuckled, Akira joining him not long after. With one simple decision as a child, Ren Amamiya goes to Tokyo alongside his little sister, Akira. (P5R Sibling AU) (Ren/Ann, Akechi/Fem!Akira)
Chapter 55 on: April 24, 2024 (GMT +8:00)
Velvet Throne
My list of my Servants! Still small for now.
How many times have people done the Hermes trio by this point? I think I, ironically, remember three. Am I the only one?
Do you likejazzshort stories? Do you want something to distract from making Servants? Do you wish the idea of Shirou Kotomine didn't immediately bring edgelords to mind? Well, I can't promise it's good, but some would disagree with me.
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I feel the same, but in the comps there are only 2 by gilgameshkingofmemes and one by koga
If you read one, you read them all kinda deal perhaps
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